Sunday evening and my boyfriend physically wrestled a bowl of leftover mashed potato from my grasping hands. “Why are you still eating?” he yelled. It was a good question. I’d already put away a giant steak, cabbage and an already hefty mound of potato so technically I should be full. And I was, I’d been…
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Qantas’ New Economy Dining
For anyone who knows me, it’s not a surprise that I like food. Any food. Even airline food. (Although this doesn’t extend to what was served on a recent flight back from Toronto – sorry Canadian airlines, that was not in my definition, food. And I’ve picked chips out of a work bin before. Gosh,…
Lake District Dairy Co. Quark Fat-Free Sauces: A Review
There’s a new fat-free sauce on the market! Lake District Dairy Co, owned by First Milk a really innovative dairy business owned wholly by British Farmers (the only type of business like it in the UK) has just launched three flavours of its Quark Range. And I got to try them. Along with a set…
To Spiralise or not to Spiralise
I’m normally the last one to join a ‘trend’. I generally tend to wait to see if it’s ‘all a phase’. I waited YEARS before I got myself an iPhone (and even then I hated it, although we’re friends now). So when spiralisers arrived on the healthy kitchen scene, I turned my nose up. Who needs…
Provamel and a three-course plant-based meal
When someone says ‘come to a three course vegan meal’, what’s your immediate feeling? One of horror at such a a meatless, cheeseless experience that it may very well be called ‘punishment’ (after all, you may think, what’s the point of eating food if it doesn’t have anything delicious in it?!) or do you give…
#CurrysIntroJuicing* – Currys + Phillips Juicers + Fitness Session = Health Education
When Currys invited me to a Bloggers Juicing event, there was no doubt in my mind that I’d not say yes. A room full of fruits and veg? And healthy lifestyle bloggers? AND a HIIT session? Ooh and thank you very much for organizing it within a 20 minute cycle from my home. The event…